Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1887-08-12
COMMUNICATION.
WASHINGTON, D. c. July 25, 1887.

throughout the trip, but more espec
tally, at the boyhood home of the Pres
ident, whee his old friends AMI neigh
Tors eagerly thronged about him, glae
to honor the man who had risen, like {
meteor, from ethe humblest to th'
proudest position on earth, and witt
greeted each and all with good wore
and kindly smile of recognition.
At the White House, it is not ye
known what other summer plans th'
President has arranged only the AT
lanta visit in October having been pos
itively decided upon but l do not
think he can refuse assent to the i'm
portunities Of st. Louis, Louisville
and other western cities.
Some alarm was felt at the White
House the other day at the discovery
that the lathes and rafters, in the
southern portico were decayed, and it
was thought that the mansion was in
danger of collapse, but an examina-
ticn las dispelled all fear, as only
slight repairs will be necessary to stay
the defacing hand of time.
[ learn that the Administration
regards with the liveliest satisfaction
the deliberations and nominations Of
the Ohio Democrats, and, that the
President feels that his course he's
been substantially endorsed.
The receipts of the Post Office
Department for the third quarter Of
the last fiscal year was Sl3,012,49 81;
expenditures, $l3, ,272,5os; deficiency,
$260,02l; but the latter will perhaps
be reduced to about 100000, by the
receipt from international money
order. A comparative statement of
the business of this Department for
the first three quarters of the years
18S5-S6-S7, show that the receipts
have constantly and largely increased
and that there has been a correspond
ing decrease in the deficiency SO that
it is very probable. the Post Office
Department will be on the self sus-
tanning basis In year OF two.
The count of the cash and securities
in the Treasury which began two
months ago incidental to a change of
Treasurers has been completed and
found correct to cent, with the ex-
ccption of the deficiency of $40,
though formal report will not be
made till next week:
In reply to a great many inquiries,
the commissioner of pensions replies,
that, under the Mexican Pension Act,
pensions can be paid from the date Of
the passage of the Act, Jan. Goth, 1887,
oaly when pensioners were sixty two
years old previous to tina. date; in the
exceptions to this rule, the payment
will begin on tho day when the pen
sioner is 62 years of age, unless in
cases of dependence and disability.
The Secretary of the Int rior has
won additional claim to the admira-
tion of the fair sex by the important
ruling that married women have the
right to enter and buy timber and
stone lands under the laws governing
the sale of such lands in several of the
States and Territories.
There was no surprise in the In.
terror Department when the resigna-
ton Of the chief clerk of the Patent
Office who is one of those so-called
indispensable" Republicans, holding
Office under Democratic Administra-
ton, was announced, though the
Washington newspapers either sup
pressed or were profoundly ignorant
of the real reason, which was the
Chief Clerks relation to the Bacon
defalcation it being the formers duty,
under the law of the United States, to
examine the accounts Of the financial
clerk every month, and certify whether
or not they are correct. Ard the
Chief Clerk regularly certified TO the
correctness of the financial clerks ac-
counts, for four years-the latter be-
ing a defaulter all of that time. And
no sooner is the chief clerk shown the
door than he essays the difficult task
Of embarrassing" his corrupt associate
in Office if in nothing more.
There is no doubt but what the
various Departments are literally hon
eycombed with Republican rascals
and thieves who should be sent on
with Forger Harvey, who will serve
his country twelve years in an hum BILE
capacity at Albany. In one of the
Departments, certain prominent
hold over Republican, has been so
urgent in insisting ON the destruction
Of some official papers that he has been
placed under surveillance as suspect
because such great solicitude must be
of much significance either to this in.
diyidual or to his associates.
Most men are content with holding
one office, but l know of several,
whose ambition cannot be bound in
such narrow limits, and as my intelli.
gent friend the raadep L.. i;,.;.S